In 2013, nearly 200 people died of drug overdoses in Bexar County. In 2023, the number climbed to 501, a 154% increase. Bexar County estimates that 6.3% of adults have a substance use disorder.

“I had no idea that it was going on and that’s what really made it bad,” one family member said. “I was asleep.” A report from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies ...

“We're seeing an uptick, but a lot of that is in the drug offenses, really in the marijuana cases,” said Mata. Bexar County ...